Peru’s Congress prepares to oust President Kuczynski
LIMA (Reuters) – President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s chances of surviving the political crisis gripping Peru faded on Friday after Congress passed a motion to start “presidential vacancy” procedures with enough votes to unseat him within a week.
South Africa to increase spending on higher education: Zuma
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa will raise subsidies to universities to 1 percent of gross domestic product over the next five years from nearly 0.7 percent at present as recommended by a commission on higher education funding, President Jacob Zu…
Detained asylum-seekers win right to sue PNG government for compensation
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A Papua New Guinea court has given hundreds of asylum-seekers who were held for years in a controversial Australian detention center the right to sue the PNG government for compensation, Australian media reported on Saturday.
Wounded North Korean defector transferred to South Korean military hospital
SEOUL (Reuters) – A North Korean soldier who suffered critical gunshot wounds during a defection dash across the border to South Korea has been transferred to a military hospital, a South Korean intelligence official said on Saturday.
Canadian police probe ‘suspicious’ deaths of billionaire couple
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian police said they were investigating the mysterious deaths of Barry Sherman, founder of Canadian pharmaceutical firm Apotex Inc, and his wife, Honey, one of the nation’s wealthiest couples whose bodies were found in their ma…
Australian PM’s future at stake in crucial Sydney by-election
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Voters began casting ballots in a Sydney by-election on Saturday that could determine the future of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who is hoping to regain his parliamentary majority and safeguard his leadership.
Venezuela talks to resume in January after government, opposition fail to reach deal
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government and opposition leaders will hold a new round of talks in January after failing on Friday to reach an agreement to ease a deep political and economic crisis in the troubled OPEC country.
Canada police probe ‘suspicious’ deaths of billionaire, wife
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian police said they were investigating the mysterious deaths of the billionaire founder of Canadian pharmaceutical firm Apotex Inc, Barry Sherman, and his wife, Honey, who were found dead in their Toronto mansion on Friday.
Canadian pharmaceutical billionaire, wife found dead in Toronto
(Reuters) – The billionaire founder of Canadian pharmaceutical firm Apotex Inc, Barry Sherman, and his wife Honey, were found dead in their Toronto home on Friday under circumstances that police described as “suspicious.”
Ramaphosa, Dlamini-Zuma in tight race to lead South Africa’s ruling ANC
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The African National Congress (ANC), South Africa’s only ruler since the end of apartheid, votes this weekend in a race too close to call to replace Jacob Zuma as party leader with the winner also likely to become the next pres…
